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Education
Across four chapters, readers will evaluate the state of education in America, whether school alternatives are a good idea, if religion and religious ideas should be part of public education, and how the education system should be improved. Each chapter provides a sequence of essays that debate these topics and their subtopics. Readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Essayists include Amanda Ripley, Heather Weaver, Neal McCluskey, Satoshi Kanazawa, the National Education Association, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
- GenresEducation
224 pages, Paperback
First published November 8, 2013
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September 1, 2016
Variety of topics such as Unions in education, tax credits for private schools, religion in school, etc. Sources cited for reference. I didn't really respond to the arguments, for or against, as I didn't find them persuasive enough- using anecdotal stories to support sweeping statements. I understand the civic need for schooling, however, I'm not sure about the federal and state level government model of for schooling. Didn't see any arguments about family involvement in schooling or the concepts of homeschooling.
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